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#D5DFD8

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D5DFD8

#D5DFD8 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 6.2), with Bone the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFD5DC (light gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.38:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green223
Blue216

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Bone
#E3DAC9 · ΔE 8.7
Eggshell
#F0EAD6 · ΔE 10.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D5DFD8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D5DFD8.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D5DFD8.
15.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5DFD8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5DFD8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFDDD8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDDCD8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4DFDD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5DFD8?

#D5DFD8 is a very light, near-neutral green colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D5DFD8?

Use black text. Black on #D5DFD8 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5DFD8?

Its complementary colour is #DFD5DC, and analogous partners are #D7DFD5 and #D5DFDD.